diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c12939..8bde1d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ run: balls
 all: $(PROGS)
 
 balls: $(OBJS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: